I believe:

• Most people only want to be happy

• Most people deny themselves happiness

• Most people are more affected by others more then they want to admit

• The only way to find happiness is know who you are and sticking to it

• Most people do not want to work hard enough to figure out who they are

• Being happy means taking emotional risks

• You need to make sure others know how you feel about them

• Most people will not stand alone for the right reasons

• Music holds the key to explaining who you are. 

o Get a theme song that describes you

• Nobody wants to be alone

• Being alone is easier

• It does not matter how you meet someone it matters who they are

• Fix / change / remove the elements that do not make you happy

• People forget you cannot change someone else

• Making tough decisions is a part of life

• Try not to hurt others but still be true to yourself

• Happiness is never a thing something you can truly experience alone

• Being selfless can be selfish in a good way

• Money does not make you happy but can mask unhappiness to an unhealthy level

• Most people are not satisfied with what they have and want what they cannot have… Be grateful

• Most people are too hung up what someone looks like rather than who you are

• People put too much emphasis on work accomplishments rather than life accomplishments. 

• People (myself included) wear how many hours they work as a badge of honor… most people pity them

• Be careful when making commitments… once you make one do whatever it takes to keep it. 

• Truer words have never been spoken “Don’t make someone a priority in your life when you’re only an option in theirs”

• If someone is making excuses to not be with you, you are not a priority to them

• You need to say how you feel no matter the risk

• People look for scapegoats - it much more difficult to take responsibility for your own actions. 

• Don’t trust anyone that won’t have a drink with you. 

• Everyone has baggage and finding someone is about having compatible baggage. 

• Young kids do not understand dating; you have to be careful when introducing them to someone. 

• As Bruce Springsteen sang “you have to live with what you can’t rise above”.

• You should be truthful in thoughts, words and deeds!

• You need to be transparent in all relationships

• Being intimate with someone is the ultimate gift… does not take it lightly

• You need to remember just because your excited does not mean they are!

• Sometimes people really are bitches and there is nothing you can do about it!

• Everything is better with chocolate